TASHKENT, 25 February 2022 – The Government of Uzbekistan in partnership with the UN agencies concluded its first UN Joint Programme sponsored by the Joint SDG Fund. Three sister-agencies - the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) together with the Ministry of Finance reported on the achievements in the social protection system accomplished by the Programme in 2020-2022.
The UN Joint Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Fund allocated US$ 2 million for twofold purpose of the programme: improving social protection systems to accelerate progress towards achievement of SDGs and to enhance multilateral collaboration. From the UN side, UNICEF was the leading agency of the Joint Programme.
“The three UN agencies, namely UNICEF, ILO and UNDP, have brought together the expertise and good practices to support the Government in establishing the basis for a strong social protection system. During these two years, great results were achieved, with more than 2 million people benefiting directly from the joint work. At the same time, a lot still needs to be done to ensure a comprehensive social protection system reaches all in need, leaving no one behind. We stand ready to continue supporting the Government of Uzbekistan in achieving its plans and successful implementation of its 2022-2026 Development Strategy, the upcoming National Strategy for Social Protection and the 2030 Agenda in the country.” - said Mr. Munir Mammadzade, UNICEF Representative in Uzbekistan.
At the onset of the UN Joint Programme, the social protection system of Uzbekistan covered only 55% of the population. It was primarily through social insurance that was reaching 44% of the population. Only one out of three persons living in poverty would receive social benefits.
Thanks to the Government and UN joint efforts more people got access to the social benefits and social services. It has been achieved through the following:
- Introduction of the Single Registry of Social Protection nationwide which enabled the effective delivery of the COVID-19 response cash transfers with the overall coverage increasing from 600 000 to 1.2 mln vulnerable families.
- Development of the Draft National Strategy for Social Protection 2022-2030 with measures to improve social assistance schemes, social insurance, access of persons who face multiple barriers when seeking employment to labour market policies and social care services. The Concept of the National Strategy was approved by the President of Uzbekistan in February 2021. The Strategy is accompanied by a three-year costed Action Plan and options for fiscal space for social protection.
- Advocacy for the ratification and implementation of UN CRPD, fostering knowledge and expertise to support the planned transition to the International Classification of Functioning in the assessment of disability, to improve disability statistics collection, and to promote accessible infrastructure and public services.
Furthermore, the UN Joint Programme introduced advanced approaches in provision of social services like makhalla-level social work based on case management.
These achievements determine the outset of a long journey to ensure the human right for social protection for all. The participating UN agencies called for further support to Uzbekistan in reforming its social protection system and implementing the National Strategy for Social Protection, in enhancing the capacity to coordinate and deliver social protection schemes and ensuring inclusiveness of different groups, including persons with disability and informal workers.
Oʻzbekiston: Hukumat va BMT BRM qoʻshma jamgʻarmasining birinchi qoʻshma dasturini yakunladi
TOSHKENT, 2022-yil 25-fevral – O‘zbekiston hukumati BMT agentliklari bilan hamkorlikda BRM qo‘shma jamg‘armasi homiyligida BMTning birinchi qo‘shma dasturini yakunladi. Birlashgan Millatlar Tashkilotining Bolalar jamg‘armasi (UNICEF), Xalqaro mehnat tashkiloti (XMT) va Birlashgan Millatlar Tashkilotining Taraqqiyot Dasturi (BMTTD) Moliya vazirligi bilan birgalikda 2020-2022 yillar davomida Dastur doirasida ijtimoiy himoya tizimida erishilgan yutuqlar to‘g‘risida hisobot berdi.
Birlashgan Millatlar Tashkilotining Barqaror Rivojlanish Maqsadlari (BRM) Jamg'armasi dasturning ikki tomonlama maqsadi: BRMga erishish yo'lidagi taraqqiyotni tezlashtirish va ko'p tomonlama hamkorlikni kuchaytirish uchun ijtimoiy himoya tizimini takomillashtirish maqsadida 2 million AQSh dollar ajratdi. UNICEF BMT tomonidan Qo'shma dasturning yetakchi agentligi edi.
“Birlashgan Millatlar Tashkilotining uchta agentligi, ya'ni UNICEF, XMT va BMTTD kuchli ijtimoiy himoya tizimini yaratishda Hukumatni qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun tajriba va ilg'or amaliyotni birlashtirdi. Ushbu ikki yil davomida katta natijalarga erishildi, 2 milliondan ortiq kishi qo‘shma mehnatdan bevosita manfaat ko‘rdi. Shu bilan birga, keng qamrovli ijtimoiy himoya tizimi hech kimni ortda qoldirmasdan, barcha muhtojlarga yetib borishini ta'minlash uchun hali ko'p ishlarni qilish kerak. Biz O‘zbekiston hukumatini o‘z rejalarini amalga oshirish va 2022-2026 yillarga mo‘ljallangan rivojlanish strategiyasi, bo‘lajak Ijtimoiy himoya strategiyasi va 2030 yilgacha bo‘lgan davrda mamlakat kun tartibini muvaffaqiyatli amalga oshirishda qo‘llab-quvvatlashda davom etishga tayyormiz”, – dedi UNICEFning O‘zbekistondagi vakolatxonasi rahbari janob Munir Mamadzade.
Birlashgan Millatlar Tashkilotining Qo‘shma dasturi boshlangan paytda O‘zbekistonning ijtimoiy himoya tizimi aholining atigi 55 foizini qamrab olgan edi. Dastlab, ijtimoiy sug'urta orqali aholining 44 foizi qamrab olindi. Qashshoqlikda yashovchi har uch kishidan faqat bittasi ijtimoiy nafaqa olar edi.
Hukumat va BMTning birgalikdagi sa’y-harakatlari tufayli ko‘proq aholi ijtimoiy imtiyozlar va ijtimoiy xizmatlardan foydalanish imkoniyatiga ega bo‘ldi. Bunga quyidagilar orqali erishildi:
- Ijtimoiy himoyaning yagona reyestrining butun mamlakat bo‘ylab joriy etilishi, bu KOVID-19 ga qarshi kurashda naqd pul o‘tkazmalarini samarali yetkazib berish imkonini berdi, umumiy qamrovni 600 000 dan 1,2 million ijtimoiy himoyaga muhtoj oilalarga yetkazdi.
- 2022-2030 yillarga mo‘ljallangan aholini ijtimoiy muhofaza qilish bo‘yicha Milliy strategiya loyihasini ishlab chiqish, ijtimoiy yordam, ijtimoiy sug‘urta, ish izlashda ko‘plab to‘siqlarga duchor bo‘lgan shaxslarning mehnat bozori siyosati va ijtimoiy xizmatlardan foydalanish imkoniyatlarini takomillashtirish chora-tadbirlari ko‘rildi. Milliy strategiya konsepsiyasi O‘zbekiston Prezidenti tomonidan 2021-yil fevral oyida tasdiqlangan. Strategiyaga uch yillik xarajatlar bo‘yicha Harakatlar rejasi va aholini ijtimoiy himoya qilishning fiskal maydoni variantlari ilova qilingan.
- Birlashgan Millatlar Tashkilotining NHTKni ratifikatsiya qilish va amalga oshirish bo'yicha targ'ibot qilish, nogironlikni baholashda Xalqaro faoliyat tasnifiga rejalashtirilgan o'tishni qo'llab-quvvatlash, nogironlik statistikasini yig'ishni yaxshilash, qulay infratuzilma va davlat xizmatlarini rag'batlantirish uchun bilim va tajribani rivojlantirish.
Bundan tashqari, BMT Qo'shma dasturi vaziyatni boshqarishga asoslangan mahalla darajasidagi ijtimoiy ish kabi ijtimoiy xizmatlarni ko'rsatishning ilg'or yondashuvlarini joriy etdi.
Bu yutuqlar insonning barcha uchun ijtimoiy himoyalanish huquqini ta’minlash yo‘lidagi uzoq yo‘lning boshlanishini belgilaydi. BMTning ishtirokchi agentliklari O‘zbekistonni ijtimoiy himoya tizimini isloh qilish va Ijtimoiy himoya qilish bo‘yicha Milliy strategiyani amalga oshirishda, ijtimoiy himoya sxemalarini muvofiqlashtirish va amalga oshirish salohiyatini oshirishda hamda turli guruhlar, jumladan, nogironligi bo’lgan shaxslar va norasmiy ishchilarning inklyuzivligini ta’minlashda yanada ko‘maklashishga chaqirdi.
Qoʻshimcha maʼlumot olish uchun quyidagi manzilga murojaat qiling:
Dariya Nabisheva
Jamoatchilik bilan aloqa bo’yicha mutaxassis
UNICEFning O’zbekistondagi vakolatxonasi
Telefon: +998935005015.
E-pochta:dnabisheva [at] unicef.org (dnabisheva[at]unicef[dot]org)
Dildora Jo'raeva
Matbuot xizmati
O’zbekiston Respublikasi Moliya Vazirligi
E-pochta: ddjuraeva [at] mf.uz (ddjuraeva[at]mf[dot]uz)